It’s almost as if American tabloids have learned they can generate clicks by refusing to recognize the reality of the situation.

Steve Bannon whipped up the CPAC crowd by talking about the possibility of Trump staying in office for a third term—and concluded his speech by giving a provocative gesture that resembled the controversial salute Elon Musk gave at a post-inauguration rally last month.

The source is Bluesky. I would suggest not following the link to the Daily Beast.

Via @dangillmor@mastodon.social on Mastodon.

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    They are getting bolder and don’t feel the need to hide it at all. And why should they? It’s only a “controversial salute” now. Next up, racism and xenophobia rebranding to “controversial views”